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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4101029, member: 2844&quot;]In the West they are, but it is not a Balinese tradition. The Balinese began to carve those couples for the Western and Javanese markets, inspired by the Javanese Loro Blonyo figures.</p><p><br /></p><p>The real, Javanese, Loro Blonyos originally have a spiritual meaning. They symbolize unity and harmony and the connection with the life-giving Goddess Dewi Sri.</p><p>Many Javanese homes have a Loro Blonyo in a specially devoted meditation area to promote that spiritual harmony.</p><p>During the Javanese marriage ceremony, the wife and husband ceremonially take the place of Dewi Sri and her consort Sadono. Later, the Loro Blonyo figures resume their place, and represent the wedded couple when they are not home. They also ensure the connection with the divine.</p><p><br /></p><p>In recent times, Loro Blonyo have come to be seen as decorative figures in many Javanese homes.</p><p>Balinese figures of couples are made to be sold to tourists, they are not part of a Balinese wedding tradition.</p><p><br /></p><p>An 18th-19th century Loro Blonyo couple from Yogyakarta, Java:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cs.nga.gov.au/images/lrg/235905.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://cs.nga.gov.au/detail.cfm?irn=235905" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cs.nga.gov.au/detail.cfm?irn=235905" rel="nofollow">https://cs.nga.gov.au/detail.cfm?irn=235905</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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